#42CCCA#42CCCA

#42CCCA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.116 H 193.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CCCA
RGB	rgb(66, 204, 202)
HSL	hsl(179, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(179, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 1%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.20, -36.47, -9.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.20, 37.76, 195.02°)
OKLab	oklab(77.26% -0.1124 -0.0272)
OKLCH	oklch(77.26% 0.116 193.6)
XYZ	xyz(34.4955, 48.6043, 63.4292)
Luminance	0.4861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CCCA #CC4244

analogous

#42CC85 #42CCCA #4289CC

triadic

#42CCCA #CA42CC #CCCA42

tetradic

#42CCCA #8542CC #CC4244 #89CC42

square

#42CCCA #8542CC #CC4244 #89CC42

split-complementary

#42CCCA #CC4289 #CC8542

monochromatic

#1F7473 #2CA4A3 #42CCCA #72D9D8 #A2E6E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96

#42CCCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.72

#42CCCA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CCCA

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CCCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CCCA	1.00	1.96	10.72	10.72
#FFFFFF	1.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFC2CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABB3CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D2CB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42ccca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.116 193.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89dcda',
    500: '#42ccca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42ccca;
$custom-light: #89dcda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42ccca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 204,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.13,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77262,
    "c": 0.11563,
    "h": 193.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.48608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CCCA

secondary

#D39798

accent

#4749E1

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FBFA

border

#CBD4D3

text

#0D1514

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CCCA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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